All AFF... any possibilty (key-shortcut) to escape the text-tool?

[Polygonius]

If my both hands on the keybord -- its a "wide way" to to move one hand to mouse and select in toolbar another tool than the TEXT_TOOL.

I would send "welcome" to an option that i can ESCAPE test-tool via (eg. cmd+t).

And i would doubel welcome that this shorty is so smart: to recognize what i want "as next": For example: i hit cmd+t PLUS i hit (inside 1 second) also V =the tool box will deactivet TEXT-tool  and activate the MOVE tool! 

 

Any solutions/suggestions for such stunt?

 

[walt.farrell]

Have you tried the Esc (Escape) key? You may need to press it twice, in some circumstances, depending on what you want to do next.

[dominik]

4 hours ago, Polygonius said:

And i would doubel welcome that this shorty is so smart: to recognize what i want "as next": For example: i hit cmd+t PLUS i hit (inside 1 second) also V =the tool box will deactivet TEXT-tool  and activate the MOVE tool! 

A not so well known command is to use CMD+D to deselect the text tool when in editing mode. Then hit the shortcut key for the tool you want to use next.

But basically CMD+D (I think it's Option+D on Mac) behaves the same as ESC.

d.

[MikeTO]

Note that Cmd+D (shortcut for the Deselect command in the Select menu) will deselect the text frame entirely while Esc's action varies:

• If text is selected in a text frame: Esc will deselect the text and leave the text cursor in the frame.
• If the cursor is in a text frame: Esc will remove the text cursor from the frame but leave the frame selected.

Unfortunately, assigning Esc to Deselect will not work in a text frame because the behaviour of the Esc key is hardcoded in the context of editing text. But if Cmd+D isn't convenient enough you could find another single key to map to it.

[Polygonius]

4 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Have you tried the Esc (Escape) key? You may need to press it twice, in some circumstances, depending on what you want to do next.

Thanks.

I have my ESCAPE_key set to deselect (all)... so it cannot work? But if there is a COMMAND, to "ESCAPE from Teyt-modus", so i should be able to re-shorty this? (in my logic).

 

But where is this  COMMAND of this and how to find... so i can re-shorty this?

I am very familar with shortcuts-preferences... as far i know, where this ITEM is to find!

PS: All AFF_Apps shortcut-manager... why is there no way to search to Commands and show" conflicts" (yleeow Alaram... via rightclick... is this so difficault to implement?Have a look at the FREEWARE oceanaudio ... so should a shortcut.manager look like (even better ist BITWIG... but yeah, this a Pay-appp...) At least Ocean-Audio-like shorty.manager you should have!

[Polygonius]

1 hour ago, dominik said:

A not so well known command is to use CMD+D to deselect the text tool when in editing mode.

 

Thanks - it works!

[Polygonius]

37 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

Note that Cmd+D (shortcut for the Deselect command in the Select menu) will deselect the text frame entirely while Esc's action varies:

• If text is selected in a text frame: Esc will deselect the text and leave the text cursor in the frame.
• If the cursor is in a text frame: Esc will remove the text cursor from the frame but leave the frame selected.

Unfortunately, assigning Esc to Deselect will not work in a text frame because the behaviour of the Esc key is hardcoded in the context of editing text. But if Cmd+D isn't convenient enough you could find another single key to map to it.

Thanks.